While Liverpool travel to play Brighton, Arne Slott he won’t be able to rotate his squad as much as he would have hoped due to injury absentees not recovering in time.

Liverpool enter the fourth round of League Cup in good form but with one eye on Saturday’s league game against Brightonand the Reds’ starting line-up will likely reflect this.

We already know that at least one change will be made by Slot as he rests some of his key figures who have collected 22 points from nine Premier League matches this season.

Here’s how Liverpool could line up.

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Here’s what Slot revealed in his press conference:

Liverpool’s XI vs Brighton

Given Slot’s comments in the press conference, it’s almost certain that Endo will play. One of the big questions that remains is who will line up next to him in midfield?

It seems likely that Dominik Szobozlai will start after coming off the bench against Arsenal. That leaves Slot with Curtis Jones and Alexis McAllister from choose.

Up front, the head coach faces a conundrum in this regard Darwin Nunez is Liverpool’s only recognized striker for now, with Jota ruled out until after the next international break.

Chiesa, who could have taken the forward spot, is also missing, so Slot can play Nunez again.

Here’s how Liverpool would line up:

Kelleher; Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz

Bradley would ideally play this game, but judging by Slot’s press conference, in which the Dutchman said the 21-year-old “could be in the team”, he won’t be fit to start.

That could mean Trent Alexander-Arnold starts as Gomez and Quansah link up at centre-back, allowing Van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate a rest

In this scenario, Vitezslav Jaros It also starts as Liverpool try to make sure their back-up goalkeeper remains fit in case of an injury to Kelleher.

• Cody Gakpo must play up front to keep Nunez fresh for Saturday
• Tyler Morton gets his first start since January 2022 as Slot has Mac Allister and Jones
• In the absence of Chiesa and Elliott, Mo Salah starts the 13th game of the season

Here’s what this alternate team would look like:

Jaros; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas; Endo, Morton, MacAllister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz

Brighton have their own injury problems with the likes of Lewis Dunk, James Milner and Adam Webster are out but will still pose a tough test for Liverpool.

We know the Reds can perform even as a rotating team, they’ll just need to make sure they get things right early on so they get past the tie before they can form as a team.